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S. THOMPSON.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH AND SPONGE HOLDER.

Patented Feb. 12, 1889.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEe SAM URL THOMPSON, OF

ENG'ILEV'OOD, ILLINOTS.

FOUNTAIN- BRUSH AND SPONGE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 397,670, dated February 12, 1889. Application filed February 24, 1888. Serial No4 265,135. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL THOMPSON, of Englewood, in the county of Cook and State ot Illinois, have invented a new and Improved lountain-Brush, of which the following is a i specification, reference being had to the an- .neXed drawing, forming a part thereof, which l is a transverse section of the head for holding brushes or sponges.

My' invention relates to limprovements in that class of brushes in which the water is conveyed to the place of use through the tubular handle of the brush.

The invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

The inner wall, A, and the outer wall, B, of the holder inelose between them a space, d, for receiving water from the tubular handle inserted in the internal]y-threaded neck b. The holder is preferabl;7 made circular in forni, and in the center of the inner part there is a threaded aperture, c, for receiving` the nozzle C and other attachments, presently to be described.

The cavity D in the center of the holder is larger at the top than at the bottom, and the nozzle C is externally threaded to receive the circular brush E, having the beveled edge d, iitted to the inclined walls of the cavity D. In the edge of the double wall of the holder are formed series of holes e for the escape of i water from the head to the brush.. 'lhe pe riphery of the head is provided with a dat rubber band, I+", which projects beyond the l edge of the holder and protects the object being washed from contact with the metal partof thehead. The rubberband is held in place by a [lange lorined on the back ot' the head and projecting beyond its periphery.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure bylletters Patent- LA head for :fountain-brushes provided with the inner and outer walls, A lll, the central cavity, l), the nozzle C within the cavity, and the handle-'rcceiving neel: o, substani iall y as described.

2. A head for fouMain-brushes provided with the inner and outer walls, A li, the apertures e, the central cavity, l), the nozzle (l, proj ect-ing from the bottoni of the cavity, and the threaded handle-receiving neck snbstantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a fountainbrush, the combination, with the hollow head provided with the inner and outer walls, A l,the threaded neck L, the threaded aperture c, and the apertures e, ot' the externally-threaded nozzle (i, andthe brush E, received on the nozzle substantially as described.

SA M U EL TI IOMPSOY.

Witnessesz M. BENziNcnn, FRANK R. SEELEY. 

